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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1VWBN7A36DC••••••2013 Volkswagen PASSAT
That is about average for the 2013 Volkswagen PASSAT — 6 complaints per build across 128 builds.
8on this build
708on the model
128builds in total
Most reportedEngine 2Fuel/propulsion System 1Structure 1Exterior Lighting 1
What owners of this build wrote
Exterior LightingAug 2024
The 2012-2013 VW Passat’s have a safety recall 94G8 for a defective headlight caused by a faulty electrical connect at the bulb clip. It is caused by hood closing vibrating the loosens the bulb clip causing a loss of electrical contact. This has been happening to my 2013 Passat…
Unknown Or OtherMar 2019
Has a problem with the fuel system, I have the diesel engine and when the glow plugs starts flashing you can feel the loss of power and takes several seconds to get up to speed, read online that it's an ongoing issue for several people
StructureDec 2017
The front right fender liner does not cover a hole that allows snow and water to get into the fresh air blower inside the cabin. When it is very cold outside (which is happens all the time in montana) the water that has contacted the blower motor will freeze, in turn not…
EngineSep 2016
Vw passat tdi 2013: currently has a tad under 64,000 miles. Driving the car and the car makes awful noise and shuts off. The car gets towed to the vw dealership and I am informed that it is the high pressure fuel pump and the repair is between $5000-$6000. The dealership checked…
Fuel/propulsion SystemAug 2016
2013 passat tdi with 51k mileage, cel went on a few days ago so I was concerned and brought it to the dealership. After diagnostics run, I was told the adblue header unit had to be replaced because I had a faulty sensor. Was given estimate of $1200 to fix. Was told cost will not…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1VWBN7A36DC121547 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.